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They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?

20 September 2026 at 21:16
The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate running for the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament, in Moscow.

The Kremlin Has Put Lots of Veterans on the Ballot. Could It Backfire?

19 September 2026 at 09:02
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the β€œnew elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Konstantin N. Rizhak, third from right, this month in Moscow. He fought in Ukraine from October 2022 until July 2023 and is a candidate for the nationalist, socially conservative A Just Russia Party.
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